Pope urges Trump to show concern for poor, be guided by ethical values

[tenorly]

Source: Reuters

Pope Francis urged U.S. President Donald Trump to be guided by ethical values and as he took office on Friday, saying he must take care of the poor and the outcast during his time in office.

"At a time when our human family is beset by grave humanitarian crises demanding farsighted and united political responses, I pray that your decisions will be guided by the rich spiritual and ethical values that have shaped the history of the American people and your nation’s commitment to the advancement of human dignity and freedom worldwide," Francis said in a message sent to Trump minutes after he was inaugurated.

"Under your leadership, may America's stature continue to be measured above all by its concern for the poor, the outcast and those in need," Francis said in the message released by the Vatican.

Francis, the first pope from Latin America, has made concern for the poor and the weakest members of society a key platform of his nearly four-year-old papacy.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inauguration-pope-idUSKBN1542HG?il=0

[RKP5637]

1. Ha, LOL, Trump doesn't give a F about the poor and considers them all losers. He will

run right over them.

[tenorly]

3. Sad, but true.

Still, I'm glad Pope Francis took this opportunity to greet Trump with this message. You never know.

[RKP5637]

5. Yes, definitely agree, Same here, glad Pope Francis took this opportunity to greet Trump with this

message. I think Trump is a true sociopath, among other things.

[w100jmi]

9. An article on Psychology Today does a fantastic job describing Trump.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mood-swings/201610/trumps-temperament-not-narcissistic-not-normal?collection=1098329

[tenorly]

12. In other words, he's a maniac.

Great. What could possibly go wrong.

[RKP5637]

34. Thanks!!! n/t

[DK504]

44. Not narcissist????

They need to interview my mother. These psychologists need to realize that it is a syndrome, not a name. He is so much more than a just narcissist, he shows signs of schizophrenia. This guy is dangerous. Just the lack of sleep alone makes people crazy. These guys really dropped the ball.

[bdamomma]

20. a fucking tiger doesn't change his spots

Even the Pope is weighing in on this despicable man.

[olddad56]

2. The Pope's words are lost on an indivdual like the Tramp.

[tenorly]

4. He probably refers to him as 'El Tramposo'

"The tricky one."

[pnwmom]

17. But they are still useful to highlight the difference between DT

and moral, ethical people. Some of his followers failed to see what kind of a man DT is, and everyone in a position to expose him should continue to do so.

[IronLionZion]

6. Values are for suckers

http://time.com/4632670/donald-trump-new-world-order/

For all those watching from other parts of the world, this is the new order. Trump has declared independence from the responsibility to play global policeman. His role, as he sees it, is to protect and serve only his country and his countrymen. Values are for suckers.

Trump is no isolationist, though. He’s a unilateralist. Like Putin and Erdogan, he’s going to do things his way. He’s going to trust his instincts on where and when to intervene. He’s going to improvise. Traditions will matter only where Trump believes they provide useful leverage. If Putin likes me, he said at a Jan. 11 press conference, “that’s called an asset, not a liability.”

[tenorly]

7. Trump's more a bilateralist.

He's on his own side - and Putin's. But primarily because Putin is on his side.

[IronLionZion]

10. The US finally lost the cold war

might as well dissolve NATO

[tenorly]

14. The one Trump incentive I would support - although I doubt he's serious about it.

NATO, besides being hopelessly obsolete, has a very ugly history of intrigue and false-flag operations - some of them quite violent.

The best known is probably GLADIO - the massive psy-ops campaign they directed in Italy and to a lesser extent Germany in the 1970s to create hatred against the left in general.

Hundreds died and many more were injured or suffered property damage at the hands of extremists who, while truly radical and dangerous, were later shown to be directed by GLADIO under NATO auspices (Stefano Delle Chiaie orchestrated a lot of it). This is almost universally known in Europe; but much less so in the U.S.

Again, I doubt Trump really intends to limit them in any way.

[IronLionZion]

19. I suspect he'll be more of a heavy bomber

than a covert ops kind of guy.

The skies above Syria are getting very crowded as 3 countries lay waste to anyone who might be below

[tenorly]

23. Same here.

His knuckle-draggers need entertainment after all, and what better way than to order shock-and-awe style carpet bombing raids on some Muslim country.

[mobeau69]

8. Maybe Pope Francis can arrange an exorcism for orange anus mouth.

Let us pray.

[tenorly]

15. "The power of Putin compels you"?

Worth a try I guess.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. Wow

Not shy about confronting the beast, Pope Francis is a really good guy!

[tenorly]

18. Trump's pal (and fellow far-rightist) Macri down in Argentina could tell him all about that.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110847798

[center]

Macri, Pope Francis, and the sweatshop-owning Argentine First Lady, Juliana. Francis was not pleased with Macri's trickle-down IMF policies, and let him know it.[/center]

[Skittles]

13. LOLOL

does the Pope know Donald is a REPUBLICAN?

[JudyM]

16. Right, LOL. His idea of American values: "Me First."

[Hulk]

21. Better pray hard on that one P. Francis...

Seems little chance that is about to happen anytime soon. Let's see how that "prayer thing" works. I'll believe if you can pull this one off. <sarcasm>

[rurallib]

22. This would be a hell of a good time for a god or gods

to do something to show themselves

[tenorly]

24. Isn't that the truth.

If hubris, as the ancient Greeks say, is what pushes their buttons more than anything, what better provocation than Señor Trump.

Big league.

[iluvtennis]

25. Recall during the Primaries when the Traitor Trump called the Pope disgraceful...

..the ILLEGITIMATE Traitor Trump respects no one. And has no empathy or compassion for anyone. Morally bankrupt. Just like Mr Khan said.

[tenorly]

28. And sure enough, when Putin perused thru DNC emails they looked for anything sounding anti-Catholic

Hillary should have hit back for aggressively on King Con's anti-Francis remarks - which by October a lot of people (even Catholics) had forgotten.

C'est la vie.

[still_one]

26. Why doesn't the Pope convey that to Paul Ryan who happens to be a Catholic, or every

Catholic republican in Congress?

[tenorly]

29. He probably gave up on them after his visit in September 2015.

You're right though. He really should.

[still_one]

32. yup, but one would think he should have more influence with those who

are supposed to share a common belief system.

oh well

[tenorly]

35. But you see, Ryan and his congresscritters are Catholic only on paper.

Their real religion, of course, is this:

[still_one]

36. that IS so true

[rpannier]

39. THey won't show or listen that's why

Let's not forget that it was the Catholic Supreme Court Justices who didn't show for the Pope's speech before congress
That there were Catholic House members who refused to show to hear him speak

[DeminPennswoods]

46. Yes, exactly

Pope Francis should arrange a meeting with all the Catholic members of Congress and convey this same message.

Pope Francis could tell the Cardinals and Bishops to deny the sacrements to congressional Catholics who refuse to follow Church teachings on helping the poor.

[cstanleytech]

27. Clearly the pope doesnt know Trump as Trump is like a rudderless ship as he hasnt any

ethical values to guide him much like many Republicans.

[GP6971]

30. Unfortunaely

it falls on deaf ears.

[tenorly]

31. And might even be counterproductive, come to think of it.

Trump's a touchy SOB who probably hasn't forgiven Francis for daring to question his "Christian" motives back in February.

[rpannier]

38. Nope

We've done the counterproductive to criticize through the 80's, 90's and until today
What it's gotten us is a more emboldened group of loonies
Ignoring them only lends credence to their idiocy because they claim we won't fight back or can't because they're arguments are so smart
His supporters will worship and grovel and say wonderful things no matter what his opponents do
We might as well attack

[tenorly]

40. Francis seems to be with you on that.

And I am too - it's just that these neo-fascists seem to be impervious to any criticism, no matter how compelling.

That's why I believe that while progressive lawmakers, lawyers, and activists will succeed in terms of impeding these goose-steppers and stopping the worst abuses, Trump and his gang will fall more by their own doing than anything else.

They'll end up being hoisted by their own petard - like Bush and his gang were.

[WhiteTara]

33. Be careful Pope Francis,

Trump will have hookers piss on your bed.

[tenorly]

37. Holy water!

[Cryptoad]

41. Sorry Papa

I have inspectd Comrade Trump's fruit and it is rotten to the core! I've known Muslims who had more Christian Attributes that him. He may be the Anti-Christ!

[Lokilooney]

42. To which Trump responded

Eth..I..kale?..I..thikle?

[tenorly]

47. "I tinkle?"

[Javaman]

43. the pope tries to explain empathy to a psychopath. noble try, but fail. nt

[dalton99a]

45. Too bad he can't exorcise the asshole

[tenorly]

48. "The power of Putin compels you!"

Whatever works, right?